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Is the Wine Bottle "Innocent." "

Rev. Theodore L. Clyler, D. D., says
in the Homiletic Reciew: In dealing with
the question of abstinence from an intox-
icant, we must keep III mind that it is
not merely negative article about whose
use or non-use one may toss up copper.
The essential nature of intoxicating bev
erages, as tending to kindle depravcd ap-
petite, as tending to provoke excess, as
tending to inhame the brain, and in pos
sessing q suitable influence to enslave
those who use them-this nature of the
article itself must be taken into the ac-
count. We do not pretend that every
one who drinks an occasional glass Of
wine becomes a drunkard. But we do
affirm that every one who drinks wine
throws the whole weight of his influence
in favor of the drinking usages which do
make the drunkards. A glass of intoxi-
eating wine is not an "innocent bever
age" in the same sense that glass OF
milk or glass of water is innocent. No
one can reasonably be asked to abstain
from either of these latter beverages for
the sake of his neighbor. They have no
tendency to infame bad appetite, no ten
dency to breed excess, no tendency to
disorder the brain, no tendency to get
fatal mastery over both body and soul.
If wine and whisky for some American
wines contain twenty per cent. of alcohol
did not contain these dangerous qualities,
how could they make my weaker brethren
"stumbleg" If not essentially dangerous
to others, why should I be asked, by any
law of charity, to abstain from their usel
1t is not enough for me to intrench my
self in selfshness and say: "My wine
bottle docs me no harm" My wine bottle
is my voluntary contribution to the drink
ing usages of society which are hurting
millions into eternal damnation! Can the
bottle be pronounced ''innocentI'
No! No!
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POPULAR SCIENCE.

The bird spider of tropical America
has a body four and onc-half inches. The
circle of the ties of the legs has diane
ter of seven inches. 1t is so named be-
cause it builds its nests to capture small
birds, lizards, and reptiles. The nests
usual contain 1900 to 1900 eggs.
The new Rcitz alloy, the patented pro-
duction of q German chemist, is bronze
for which remarkable durability aad re-
sistance to all acids are claimed, pro-
longed exposure to concentrated muriatlc
acid having caused less than half the loss
sustained by any other alloy, and other
tests having been equally successful.
Considerable deposits of petroleum
have been found upon the Egyptian coast
of the Red Sea. The foreshore is formed
of recent coral, underlying which is an
older limestone, perhaps of secondary
age. Upon piercing the recent coral TO
the level of the sea, the petroleum,
mingled with water, flows into the cavl,
ty. 1t is conjectured that the source OF
the material which has lost its volatile
constituents is the older limestone be-
low.
Every one knows that the sea has
larger animals than can be found on land
but with the enormous sequoias of Call
fornia in mind, many may be surprised
to learn of vegetable growth in the ocear
vastly exceeding in length, though moi
in bulk, these giants of the forest. he
Gently the shin Clever, commanded by
Captain John Stone, arrived at Monte
vidco with a portion of seaweed whlci
had been picked up in the Atlantic nea
the equator. The sailors perceived al
object floating on the surface some dis
tancc from the ship, and, manning boat
they rowed to it, and aSccrtalncd that l
was an alga of enormous size. On meas
uring it, it was found to have q lcngtl
upward of fifteen hundred feet.
Of the present dcstroycrs of the In
dians, according to DR.. Washington
Matthews, the chief is consumption
Census returns show that, while the death
rate among Europcons is 17.74 per thou
sand, and that among Africans is 17:sS
the rate among the indians is no less tina
24.6; and that, while among the white
16G deaths in thousand arc from con
sumption, and among the negroes lSt
there are 2S6 among the Indians. In
influence of civilization has greatly IL
creased the consumption rate among tn
Indians-the effect seeming to be partl
due to change of diet, and partly
causes not vet understood.
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All Ahout HaipdreSSinS.

What ladies' coiffures ought to be was
the subject of lecture delivered at St.
Jamcs's Hall, London, recently, by N.
Eugene Menard. After defining knowl-
edge, and extending its Specification to
embrace "skill in anything" it was
shown that the possession of it would not
only give to hairdresscrs an intimate &C.
ouaintance of the different styles of colt
furcs, which have marked periods of his
tory, but would also enable them at a
glance to determine what description of
Readdrcss would best adapt itself to the
features and to inherent orassumed char
acteristics of the subject in hand. The
three principal characters in hairdressing
are, it seems, Roman, Etruscan, and Gre
clan, besides which is the white-powdered
coifrure of the last two centuries, which
forms another and distinct style. The
Grccan coitfure is characterized by net
or fillct placed over the crown of the head,
and by short soft curls and undulations
being bccomingly arranged to suit the
face. In Etruria ladies tied their dark
glossy hair high on the crown, and, after
dividing the front portion straight down
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the middsx ard disposing It in bandeaux,
they carried the ends to mingle with the
curls and saussge-like rolls formed by tho
hair brought from the back. A band
decorated with gold coins laid fat across
the top of the head was the usual orna-
ment, with jewel on the forehead and
an arrow piercing the rolls.
The Roman, which is, it appears, often
confounded with the Grecian, was dis
tinguished by simple loose twist taken
round the head, and supported by an ar
tifcial band, to which could be attached
a veil, coronet, or plait of hair, with
the curls shown upon the forehead COM
ing below. One leading characteristic Of
Roman coiffure was the helmet, some
times ornamented with feathers, in the
front of which were placed plaits made
to assume the form of diadem.
To explain the difference that exists in
hairdressing between this period and that
it is needful to glance at the styles SUBJ
sequently adopted. =. ~....~a
Properly and strickly speaking, there
are only two-the Gr8co- Roman and the
Louis XI., and Louis XVI. but eight
different varieties have been evolved
from these-viz: The Historical, Ale
gorical, Generic, Ideal, Eccentric, Arts
tic, Fanciful and Modern.
The Historical is that which has been
worn either by Queen or some famous
lady, such as Marie Antoinette, the
Princess de Lamballe, the Duchess Of
Devonshire. The Allegorical should pre-
sent type or symbol of country or
season. The Generic characterizes some
particular epoch reign, painter or noted
character, such as the Directoire, Louis
XIV, Gainsborough, Watteau. The Ideal
is usually the result of any hairdresser's
own fancy. The Eccentric is a monstrous
hair ornament bearing the name of frig-
ate, tower, castle or caprice. Tee Artistic
is that which should be the aim of the
ladies' coiffure, and is, in fact, the cachet
which true artist can always impart to
his own productions. The Fanciful coif-
fure usually shows an imitation of other
styles, with alterations that frequently
diminish the charm of the original, but
are occasionally an improvement upon it.
The Comtesse de Grignan is accredited
with being the first French woman of
fashion who adopted the white-powdered
coiffure so extensively seen during the
period of Charles II. Of England.
Modern coiffure-the fundamental basis
of which was shown to be due to more
modern times-was pronounced prettier
and more becoming than styles of greater
antiquity. -
The lecturer concluded with an appeal
to the members of the guild to raise their
art to proper degree of excellence and
to produce style simple, light and grace
full which might constitute an epoch by
itself and serve as a model of imitation
for the future.
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Costly Cotton Collars.

In the course of the discussion which
recently occurred with regard to the
dress of japanese ladies and the intro
duction of forei ign costume, considerable
importance was attached to the expense
of the latter. The Japanese were re-
minded that they were about to adopt q
fashion which would cost the nation
millions every year. The criticism is
certainly true, but there are exceptions to
the general rule. What, for example,
would be said in Europe or America of a
lady who paid $7OO for collarS During
the Ming period Chinese weavers manu-
factured a cotton stuff called sarasa,
woven sometimes in minute, sometimes in
bold designs, the colors of which, partly
from their original excellence and partly
from the mellow effects of age, are SIM
ply incompatible. For little strip of
this celebrated material large enough to
pass round her neck and form hanyerl,
japanese belle has been known to pay
anything from $500 to 81 900.
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TEMPERANCE.
A Warning From the Scaffold.

A murderer, about to suffer the death
penalty, in town not far distant, in his
last words, attributed his crime to drink.
While we have no desire to harp on or
weary our readers with the evils result
ing from this awful curse, we cannot re-
frain from appealing to those addicted
to the habit to heed the warnings and
profit by the examples set them day after
day in every portion of the world. Fren-
sled with the fiery liquid, their reason
leaves them, transforms them into brutes,
and incapacitatcs them for the perform
ance of anything but that belonging to
the wild animal. They lose all conscious
ness, and while in that state commit acts
acts, which in their sober moments they
would have shuddercd at. How much
stronger do they want the evidence put
before thcm2 A fellow being standing
on the brink of eternity, about to be
launched into the presence of his Maker,
warns his brethren to be careful of the
false step they may take when entering the
abode of the dcvil-thc drinking saloon.
What a powerful sermon it breaches, what
arivid picture. what an awful doom! We
would that those possessing the weak
ness, the cowardicc, and the sin of i'm
bibing this froth of ruin could be i'm
pressed with the realization of these
dreadful truths; that they are standing
on the brink of a precipicc, jeopardizing
their lives with the risk of tumbling into
that awful, gaping chasm, ever ready to
engulf them, where mocking fends de-
light to damn each victims soul. This is
no overdrawn moral, only the sequel to the
wine-bibber's existence, confronting
every devotee of the grog-shop and flow
ing bowl.-West Ga0ee (Pean.) Mdepen-
dent.
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-Rahray Advocate.
A Hartford Girls Queer Bracelet


A Hartford young lady jingles at her
wrist some of the late and living Con-
servative members of the British Parlia-
ment. Or rather, seven representatives
of the great leaders, in curious bangles,
formed of little silver figures of these
leaders, each in his characteristic attitude
while speaking. The likenesses are so
good that the faces of Beaconsfeld, Sal
isbury, Iddesleigh, Churchill, Beach,
Cross, and Smith are easily recognized
from the carricatures of Punch and other
papers. The bracelet is an oddity, and
was presented to the American lady as a
political souvenir of late European travel.
She also possesses remarkably fine col
lection of English photographs of cathe-
drals, castles, ruins, and celebrated places,
collected during twelve summer visits to
the British Isles, of whose beauties she
has keen appreciation. Hartford Times.
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RELIGIOUS READING.
The Divine Lullaby.

The Divine Lullaby.
hear Thy voice dear Lord;
hear it by the stormy sea
When winter nights are black and wild;
And when, alright. call to Thee,
1t Gains my fears and whispers me;
'Sleep we'll my child
hear thy voice, dear Lori,
In singing winds, in falling snow,
The curfew chime, the midnight ball;
"Sleep we'll my child" itmurmers low,
"The guardian angels come and go;
Ochild, sleep WELL"
hear Thy voice dear Lord;
Ay, tbo.gh the singing winds be stilled,
Though hushed the tumult of the deep.
My fainting hea t with anguish chilled,
By thy assuring tone is thrilled:
Fear not and sleep"
Speak on, sp ak on, dear Lord;
And when the last dread night is near,
With doubts and fears and terrors wild,
Oh, let my soul, expiring, hear
Only iheso words of heavenly cheer;
"Sleep we'll, my child"
--lEugene Field, in Chicago News-
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WOMAN'S WORLD.
PLEASANT LITERATURE FOR
FEMININE READERS.
The Fishing Maiden.

She was full of cunning crinkles. little. tricks,
and willy wrinkles, to catch crabs and
periwinkles, in the waters of the bay.
She knew oil tho leading jobbers in fish tao
lle, reels, and bobbers, and she always
caught the robbers that would steal her
bait away.
She could see without her glasses how to catch
the trout and BASES, and she gathered
in by masses victims of her willy skill.
Only one thing was the matter-she could fish,
but couldn't datter, and that made the
young men scatter-she could never fill
the bill.
D15 <Jrno-rta
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A Battle with Wild Geese.

A farmer living near Quincy, Illinois,
says that while out feeding his chickens
one morning recently, four wild geese
came flying toward his barnyard, and af-
ter circling above him several times lit
among his chickens. He caught one OF
them, whereupon the others attacked
him viciously. lie finally managed to
secure second one, and after sharp
encounter drove off the other two.
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A MERCHANT called at the office OF q
Missouri weekly paper, with the copy
of ON advertisement, and asked the
clerk to insert it. "Sorry, but can't
do it; the papers full" "Where's the
proprietor? L think he would run it
in." "Impossible, sir; he's full, too"
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LIE evident agitation of the young
man in the picture is not caused by
his having experienced u change of
heart; but by his having accidentally
rung the new chestnut gong" on his
vest Just as the minister made o strong
point in his sermon. -FaLcE.
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THE South American journals say
his Majesty Dom Pedro was recently
much amused, on landing at Sail
Paulo, by being received by an Italian
gentleman with a hand-organ, who
PLAYED the national air. The Emperor
listened with gravity to the musician,
and then asked him in French to play
"L'Air pour pItalie." The music an
did not know it, but proposed to play
the Brazilian air over again. And the
Emperor listened to the repetition with
apparent delight.
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Nearly all the sugar made in this coun-
try is produced in Louisiana, the other
Gulf States contributing but few thou
sand hogshcads. Last years Cuban crop
is estimated at over 800, 900 tons.
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In digging for foundation for new
postofiice at Los Angeles, Cal, a flowing
spring Of petroleum was struck.
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venerable Mothers" of Mexico.

About fifty miles from the City of Mex
leo there is an Indian pueblo, governed
by the Patriarchal Council of Twelve" !"
half of whom are women, called "The
Venerable Mothers" This patriarchal
dignity is conferred only on those who
have raised large families, and have proved
themselves devoted mothers and kind
neighbors. When young Indian pro-
poses to 60 out into the world, the Pa
triarchal Council is called, and the con-
templated exodus is fully discussed. If
it is decided to let him go, the youth is
solcmnly advised by the Venerable
Mothers" in all things for his good, and
is especially charged to do credit to his
pueblo by being honest, truthful, and in
dustrious. Whenever the exile commu-
dicates with his people, it is said that his
messages to "the dear old fathers and
mothers" are as to his own kindred.
A beautiful custom prevails in this In
dian village, viz, that every eighth day
is set aside for all the men and boys to
leave their personal avocations and labor
from dawn till sunset for the blind and
helpless, the widows and orphans of the
pueblo. Indeed, there is scarcely an In
dian in Mexico who does not possess
some homely virtues worthy of imita-
tion.-Fdnnie B. Warde.
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Temperance Notes.

Twenty-Five years ago there was but
Que representative of total abstinence in
the British House of Commons; now
there are over forty.
The success which has attended the
afternoon Temperance meetings in Boston
and New York has led to their Inaugural
tion in Chicago by the Rev. j. Bolton.
He who seeks in alcohol
Poetic inspiration
Is risking his immortal soul
To win reputation.
Boston Courier.
Mr.. A. Barr, undertaken 1T Columbia,
Tenn, says he has buried forty-four men
killed in mortal combat in and near that
town, and in every instance whisky was
the cause.
Statistics show, without dispute, that
half the champagne and claret consumed
is made from things other than grapes.
The homely gooseberry comes out as
luxurious 'tiz," and the hcdge-grown
blackberry is converted into full-bodied
clarct.
GAIL that man hath will he give for his
life" Labor, WEAKNESS, hunger, cold.
are as nothing in the balance against
liberty. And yet he will sell himself,
little by little, to habit that makes him
slave. He only is free whose body is
the servant of his soul, and whose soul is
the servant of God.
A medical journal states that "the two
elements of highest cost of human life.
rs it is lived in the aggregate, are spirits
and tobacco, the one stimulant narcotic,
the other deprcssant narcotic and that
more than onc-third of the human race
prove by living without them that they
arc in no degree necessary or healthful,
but on the contrary tend to depravity
and destruction"
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Arab Sentiments Regarding Women.


The precocity of Eastern children, says
foreign correspondent, is marvellous. A
boy of twelve fell desperately in love
with a pretty Baroness K, more than
twice his age, put on turban for the
first time to look like man, and seated
himself cross-legged Oh the carpet before
Lady Duff Gordon to tell her Of his de-
vouring passion and beg some medicine
to ''make him white" and improve him
in the eyes of his beloved. The son of
the Sultan of Darfoor, "a pretty imperi-
Gus little native" about eleven, dressed in
a yellow silk caftan and scarlet burnous,
being presented to her, exclaimed scorn.
fully, "Why, she is woman; she can't
talk to mel" But box of French sweet.
meats altered his opinion, and on being
asked how many brothers he had, the
young Prince condescended to reply
''Who can count them7 They are like
mice!" The Arabs often carry their rev.
erence to the other sex to the opposite
extreme. Omar submitted to be bullied
and lectured by Zeynib, Nubian girl OF
eight who had been given to Lady Duff
Gordon, and when laughed at for his do
cility answered: GLOW can l say any
thing to it2 That one child" When
Abd-el-Kadir was expected at Cairo,
Lady Duff Gordon's donkey-driver asked
her if he were not Akhu-l-Benat(a broth
er of girls. She said that she did not
know that he had any sisters: "The
Arabs, O lady" was the reply, "call that
man "a brother of girls to whom God
has given clean heart to love all women
US his sisters, and strength and courage
to fight for their protection Even
polygamy is, according to Lady Dull
Gordon, often merely consideration tel
the necessities of ''the weaker vessel. "
Hearing that Hasan, the janissary. Of the III!
American Consulate, had married his
brothers widow, and adopted both hel
bows. she said the two wives did not
sound to her very comfortable. 80,
no." replied Omar, "not comfortable at
all for the man, but he takes care of the
woman. That is what is proper That
is the good Moslem."
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been offered and accepted,a position
near Fort Hill, CAL, to superintend
q prospecting enterprise known az tho
Mountain Tunnel Company. I. expect
to return, to ,Elko during the latter part
of the Summer and then accept the APP
proFal or condemnation of my fellow
citizens. hope toreceive their indul-
gence for my inability to do more or
better for them"
We wish Mr.. Powell success in his
new enterprise and trust that he will
find pleasant and profitable employ
ment in his new field of labor. So far
as his stewardship as q representative of
Elko county is concerned. we think he
has been an industrious and conscien-
cious servant who used his energies in
behalf of the interests of the people
whom he represented.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICA-
TON.
Land Office at Eureka. SeVada,(
February l4ih, 1887.

Land Office ut Eureka, Nevada,l
February l4ih, 1887.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
~ following named settler has fled notice
ofhis intention to make Anal prof in support
of his claim, and that said proof will be male
be ore the District CONT OF the state of New
DIS. in and for Elko County, Mt Elko. Nevads on
APRIL 9TH. 1877, viz: EpENEzER G. HARDY,
claimant IN Homestead Application No. 197. for
the N y Of u, sw ID of 8 e Il, 81 Il Of =
W u, s"ctio3 % Township 80 North, Range 6S
East, Mount Diablo meridian.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultivation
Of said land, viz:
Willian Bellinger, of sprucemopt, Elko G.,
A p Shively Toan o., g -"
John g Lewis, - &c
A " Gobbel, - ." a.. -
II. HALL Register.
Ordered that, this Notice te published for
period Of thirty days OF six consecutive weeks
D. II. HALL, Register.
feb4i7.3Od.
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PAYMENT OF ELKO
COUNTY BONDS,
Payable from the Jail. Re-.
demption Fund.

TN ACCORDANCE WITH THE pRoy1s
l. ions Of an Act entitled IAN Act to author-
ize the County of Elko to contract a debt and
issue bonds for the construction Of a County
Jail" approved March 8, 1879. Notice ia
hereby given that If presented at my once in
Flko. Nevada. on or before the FIFTEENTH
DAY OF MARCH, 1887; the following Elko
county bond, issued in pursuance Of said Act
will be paid. together with interest thereon.
which shall have accrued at the date present.
cd: Bond No. 8.
Should tn" said bond not be presented with.
In the time above specified, then from and af
ter the date named, to wit: TUESDAY, THE
FIFTEENTH DAYgoF MARCH, 1887, Interest
thereon will cease ..-.a..
Q. W. HULL, County Treasurer.
Elko, New Feb. Is, 1887.
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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER.
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